CONCORD UNIVERSITY

Athens, West Virginia

 

2007-08 ACADEMIC PLANNING CALENDAR

 

 

August 16, Thur.           Opening meeting 9:00 a.m. in the Ballroom

 

August 16, Thur.           Division and department meetings

 

August 16, Thur.           Faculty dinner 7:00 p.m. in the Ballroom

 

August 16, Thur.           VPAD notify sixth-year tenure-track faculty of required evaluation for tenure

 

August 17, Fri.               Registration and payment of fees 8:30 a.m.

 

August 20, Mon.            Classes begin and payment of fees 8:00 a.m.

 

August 21, Tue.             Late registration fee starts for on-campus courses

 

August 27, Mon.            Last day for registration or adding classes 4 p.m.

 

August 29, Wed.            Faculty submit office hours to their chairs

 

Sept. 3, Mon.                Holiday - Labor Day

 

Sept. 4, Tue.                 Last day to pay fees

 

Sept. 4, Tue.                 Divisions distribute “Outside Commitments of Faculty”

 

Sept. 5, Wed.                Faculty submit course disclosures to chairs

 

Sept. 7, Fri.                   Chairs submit Grade Change Committee division appointees to VPAD

 

Sept. 14, Fri.                 Last day to submit changes and additions to the 2007-08 Committee Book to VPAD

 

Sept. 14, Fri.                 Last day to apply for Spring 2008 Student Teaching 4 p.m.

 

Sept. 20, Thur.              Divisions have Spring 2008 schedule of classes entered into the computer 4 p.m.

 

Sept. 24, Mon.               Last day to make application for December graduation 4 p.m.

 

Sept. 24, Mon.               Faculty loading logic to Associate Dean

 

Sept. 24, Mon.               Division Assessment Reports to Director of Assessment

 

Sept. 28, Fri.                 “Outside Commitments of Faculty” returned to Division Chairs

 

October 6, Sat.              Homecoming

 

October 12, Fri.             Mid-semester reports of unsatisfactory grades due to Registrar's Office 12:00 noon

 

Oct. 15-16 (M-T)           Fall break

 

Oct. 17, Wed.                Director of Assessment gives Division Reports to VPAD

 

October 24, Wed.          Last day for dropping a course with grade of "W" or changing course status from credit to audit 4 p.m.

 

October 29, Mon.           Chairs submit second-year tenure-track faculty evaluations and recommendations to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

October 30, Tue.           Divisions have preliminary Summer 2008 schedules in the computer 4 p.m.

 

November 1, Thur.        Program reviews to VPAD in mail-ready form

 

November 1-14             Advising for course selection for Spring 2008 Semester

 

November 5, Mon.         Chairs submit adjunct and overload requests and information for Spring 2008 to VPAD

 

November 6-14              Course selection for Spring 2008 Semester (for students presently enrolled)

 

November 15, Thur.      VPAD Summer School 2008 review completed with feedback to divisions

 

Nov. 19-23 (M-F)           Thanksgiving recess

 

Nov. 26-Dec. 7              (Last 2 wks. of semester) - student evaluations of faculty turned in to division offices

 

December 3, Mon.         Last day to withdraw from the University

 

December 7, Fri.            Student evaluations of faculty turned in to the Computer Center

 

December 7, Fri.            Last class day

 

Dec. 10-13 (M-Th)         Final exams

 

December 13, Thur.      Fall semester ends 5:00 p.m.

 

December 15, Sat.         Deadline for President to notify in writing second-year tenure-track faculty of contract non-renewal

 

December 15, Sat.         Fall Commencement 11:00 a.m.

 

January 11, Fri.             Divisions have Summer 2008 schedule audit returned to Associate Dean 4 p.m.

 

January 18, Fri.             Registration and payment of fees 8:30 a.m.

 

January 21, Mon.           Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

 

January 22, Tue.           Classes begin and payment of fees 8:00 a.m.

 

January 23, Wed.          Late registration fee begins for on-campus courses

 

January 25, Fri.             Tenure recommendations from chairs to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

January 28, Mon.           Chairs submit first-year tenure-track faculty evaluations and recommendations to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

January 29, Tue.           Last day for registration or adding classes 4 p.m.

 

January 31, Thur.          Faculty submit office hours to their Division Chairs

 

February 1, Fri.             Last day to pay fees

 

February 8, Fri.             Faculty submit course disclosures to chairs

 

February 8, Fri.             Assessment requests to President from VPAD

 

February 8, Fri.             Divisions notify VPAD in writing the results of Division Chair elections (every third year)

 

February 11, Mon.         Last day to apply for Fall 2008 Student Teaching 4 p.m.

 

February 15, Fri.            Last day for making application for May graduation 4 p.m.

 

February 15, Fri.            Divisions have Fall 2008 schedule of classes entered into the computer 4 p.m.

 

February 20, Wed.         Faculty loading logic to Associate Dean

 

March 1, Sat.                Deadline for President to notify in writing first-year tenure-track faculty of contract non-renewal

 

March 3, Mon.               Chairs submit promotion evaluations and recommendations for 2008-09 to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

March 3, Mon.               Chairs complete annual evaluations of full-time nontenure-track faculty (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

March 7, Fri.                 Mid-semester reports of unsatisfactory grades due to the Registrar's Office 12:00 noon

 

Mar. 10-14 (M-F)           Spring recess

 

March 24, Mon.             Divisions submit annual evaluation of chairs to VPAD

 

March 28, Fri.                Last day for dropping a course with grade of "W" or changing course status from credit to audit 4 p.m.

 

March 28, Fri.                Faculty submit professional activity summaries to Division Chairs

 

March 28, Fri.                Chairs submit to VPAD evaluations and recommendations of tenure-track faculty with two or more years of service (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

March 31-April 2            HLC/NCA Team Visit

 

April 1, Tue.                  Summer school schedule published, distributed and publicized

 

April 1-16                      Advising for course selection for Summer and Fall 2008

 

April 3, Thur.                DeNuzzo Award nominations to VPAD

 

April 3, Thur.                Great Teachers Seminar nominations to VPAD

 

April 7-16                      Course selection for Summer and Fall 2008

 

April 23, Wed.               Summer school schedule solidified

 

April 25, Fri.                  Chairs complete annual evaluation of all tenured faculty (with copy to faculty member) and forward unsatisfactory evaluations to VPAD for further review

 

April 25, Fri.                  Evaluation of tenured faculty serving as Division Chairs completed using a division-determined evaluation process (with copy to faculty member) and unsatisfactory evaluations forwarded to VPAD for further review

 

April 28-May 9               (Last 2 wks. of semester) – student evaluations of faculty turned in to division offices  (University-wide spring evaluations done every three years – 2008, 2011, etc.)

 

May 2, Fri.                     Last day to withdraw from the University

 

May 2, Fri.                     President reports to VPAD responses to assessment requests

 

May 2, Fri.                     Students and faculty notified of summer classes cancelled and in jeopardy

 

May 9, Fri.                     Student evaluations of faculty turned in to the Computer Center

 

May 9, Fri.                     Last class day

 

May 12-15 (M-Th)         Final exams

 

May 15, Thur.               VPAD reports to Division Chairs President’s responses to assessment requests

 

May 15, Thur.               Spring semester ends 5:00 p.m.

 

May 15, Thur.               Chairs submit adjunct and overload requests and information for Fall 2008 to VPAD

 

May 17, Sat.                  Spring Commencement 10:00 a.m.

 

May 17, Sat.                  Deadline for President to notify in writing tenure-track faculty with two or more years of service of terminal contract

 

1st day Sum. Terms       Class headcount enrollment to VPAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vice President and Academic Dean                                                                                 July 18, 2007